Early on in the race for the Democratic nomination, Carter said he believed former secretary of state Hillary Clinton would get the nomination "because money dominates, and she has an inside track to the massive amounts that are going to pour into the Democratic Party side".

That event accounted for a "substantial portion" of the foreign income the pageant earned that year, the letter says. In a letter to Trump dated March 8 that was circulated by the White House today (May 12), attorneys from the Washington, DC law firm Morgan, Lewis, & Bockius said they had reviewed Trump's tax returns over the past 10 years, at his request.

In a surprising turn of events, a missile launched from near the city of Kusong, hit the water just 60 miles away from the city of Vladivostok which is located in Eastern Russia. The Trump administration has called North Korean ballistic and nuclear efforts unacceptable and has swung between threats of military action and offers to talk as it formulates a policy.

These parties allege that people's faith in the EVMs has eroded. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which has been leading the opposition charge on this issue, claimed that its proposal of holding a "hackathon" has been "rejected" by the ECI. "The Election Commission has convened a meeting with all recognised national and state political parties on May 12 in New Delhi to discuss issue related to EVM and VVPAT".

China is reopening its doors to USA beef . The move would allow China to diversify its supply and provide a major market for American suppliers, though the expansion could lead to higher prices for us consumers. Access to the Chinese market for USA based credit rating agencies. "China relations on trade ". The two countries will hold high- level talks this summer to be led by Mr Ross, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and China's Vice-Premier Wang Yang, to work on a longer, one-year ...

This was North Korea's seventh such test-firing this year. North Korea is believed to be developing two types of ICBM, but neither has so far been flight tested. According to the minister, it could be a new type of missile. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe slammed the latest launch as "totally unacceptable" and a "grave threat" to Tokyo .

Schumer said, "Remember, the criteria for a special prosecutor, independent in making day-to-day decisions from the hierarchy in the Justice Department and the White House, can only be fired for cause, has to report to Congress, and, very importantly, can look into any attempts to thwart the investigation, are all really important criteria".

The THAAD missile defence system deployed by the US in South Korea earlier this year - which has caused frictions with China - became operational this month. According to senior presidential secretary Yoon Young-chan, Moon expressed "deep regret" over the fact this "provocation" occurred just days after a new government was sworn in in South Korea.

North Korea "has been a flagrant menace for far too long", it added. The launch, which Tokyo said could be of a new type of missile, is a direct challenge to the new South Korean president elected four days ago and comes as U.S., Japanese and European navies gather for joint war games in the Pacific.

Trump earlier this week caused shockwaves in Washington when he fired Comey, who had been leading the bureau's investigation into Russia's meddling in the USA presidential election and any potential ties between the Trump campaign and Russian Federation.

They also acknowledged the importance of the role China is playing in its dealings with its North Korean ally. North Korea launched two missiles in October a year ago from an air base in Kusong on North Korea's west coast, on the other side of the country from the usual intermediate-range Musudan test site near Wonsan, on the east coast.